2002
Mg2+ homeostasis and avoidance of metal toxicity
Chamnongpol S, Groisman EA. Mg2+ homeostasis and avoidance of metal toxicity. Molecular Microbiology 2002, 44: 561-571. PMID: 11972791, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.02917.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhoP/PhoQ systemPhoP mutantPresence of PhoPGram-negative bacterium Salmonella entericaPhoP/PhoQBacterium Salmonella entericaTwo-component systemCorA geneCellular functionsMutantsMetal toxicityProtein levelsIntracellular levelsPhoPMgtATranscriptionSalmonella entericaMgtBLow Mg2Levels of Mg2CorAIron accumulationPhoQUncontrolled influxUptake
2000
The regulatory protein PhoP controls susceptibility to the host inflammatory response in Shigella flexneri
Moss J, Fisher P, Vick B, Groisman E, Zychlinsky A. The regulatory protein PhoP controls susceptibility to the host inflammatory response in Shigella flexneri. Cellular Microbiology 2000, 2: 443-452. PMID: 11207599, DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.2000.00065.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type strainPhoP mutantPhoP/PhoQ systemTwo-component regulatory systemRegulatory protein PhoPHost cell phagosomesPhoP/PhoQKey virulence genesMutant bacteriaEnteric bacteriumPathogen escapeCell phagosomesHost cellsMutantsWild-type ShigellaPolymorphonuclear leucocytesRegulatory systemVirulence genesAntimicrobial moleculesAntimicrobial peptidesPhoPExtreme acidInflammatory responseEpithelial cellsPhagosomes
1992
Molecular genetic analysis of the Escherichia coli phoP locus
Groisman EA, Heffron F, Solomon F. Molecular genetic analysis of the Escherichia coli phoP locus. Journal Of Bacteriology 1992, 174: 486-491. PMID: 1530848, PMCID: PMC205741, DOI: 10.1128/jb.174.2.486-491.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeduced amino acid sequenceIsogenic wild-type strainE. coli genomePhoP geneMajor virulence regulatorAmino acid sequenceWild-type strainTwo-component systemMolecular genetic analysisColi genomePhoP locusVirulence regulatorIntramacrophage survivalAcid sequenceGenetic analysisEnteric speciesPhoP mutantE. coliGenesMagainin 2Cationic peptidesPhagocytic cellsGenomeHomologMutants